Grade 4 Unit 6 -  Reaching for Goals Dear Teacher, Kids love to dress up, perform, and put on plays! You can tap into their dramatic flair by checking out the Reading Street Reader's Theater Anthology. You'll find drama and poetry selections for performance, which will help build students' confidence, reading fluency, and teamwork skills. You'll also enjoy how the dialogue-rich scripts and colorful poetry make reading come to life. Create a special occasion for your class, by inviting parents or other classes to come and enjoy a performance.

Cross-Curricular Resources Week One My Brother Martin Influencing Others in Our World Researching the life of Martin Luther King Jr may inspire your students to try to make the world a better place. Martin Luther King Jr: Worksheets and Quizzes Enhance students' knowledge of Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr: Civil Rights Leader Students take notes below illustrations of the story of Dr. King's life. Rosa Parks – Coloring Page This coloring page includes a picture of civil rights activist Rosa Parks and her story. Week Two Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path Native Americans Jim Thorpe Read about Jim Thorpe's life and accomplishments, and explore the related activities to learn more about this famous athlete. Going for the Gold Write opinion essays on whether athletic excellence is something you are born with, or something that can be developed through hard work. Classroom Olympics Recreate Olympic events in your class, while students participate in the events and calculate distances. Profiles of Olympic Athletes Share profiles of various Olympic athletes. Cheyenne Native American Game This Cheyenne Native American game is fun and easy to learn! Week Three How Tia Lola Came to Stay Immigration Venn Diagram This graphic organizer challenges students to compare moving into a country with moving within a country. Student Baseball Cards Students make baseball cards as a way of getting to know one another. Choosing Sides This baseball math puzzle requires the use of critical thinking skills. Action Reaction Teach your students how the laws of physics apply to sports Week Four To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers Innovations in Flight Have students explore what went into the invention of the helicopter and the jet engine. Learn About Transportation Firsts Learn about American contributions to the development of transportation. Gleaming Gliders Find out why gliders stay aloft despite having no artificial means of propulsion. Kites Aflight Build a basic kite, and then experiment with different modifications to improve its performance. Who's Responsible for This? Students practice arithmetic while learning about the history of several famous inventions. Reading Street Fluency Coach This powerful voice recognition software provides individualized reading support to build fluency. When students read selections into the microphone, software tracks words correct per minute (WCPM) and provides corrective feedback. Students can listen to model fluent readings and practice reading on their own. Fluency Coach is available in a CD-ROM or a network edition with enhanced reporting capabilities. Week Five The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon Science Skill: Predicting Gravity Predict and investigate the rate at which a book and a feather will fall to the ground. The Great Space Race Teach students about the race between the US and the USSR to get into space. Plotting the Apollo Landing Sites Students learn about the Apollo missions' landing sites. Science, Technology, and Society: Plants in Space Read how plants grown in space can benefit people in space and on earth. Astronomy Terms These terms will help students to understand more about astronomy.

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